hi guys anyone got any advice for focus, i have a canon s95 recsea housing and macro ucl-165AD and i find it really hard to focus when using this, im usually on raw, manula and underwater WB. i try kind of rocking back and forward with the camera but im either getting pics out of focus or not sharp...help! :depressed:thanks
help with focus and macro lens
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shutsal
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The UCL-165 has a pretty narrow DOF as you have noticed. I generally just use manual focus and once I set it I just move the housing forward and backward until the object comes into focus. Lens takes a lot of patience until you get a feel for about how far away the subject should be from the lens.
ozziworld
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Mantababe,
Shoot at 1/500 and F8 to maximize DOF and freeze movement. At that level of magnification, slightest movement will be magnified as well.
I still use auto focus which I still find manageable. It takes a while to get used to the zone or distance in which the camera will focus when the macro lens is on. Also, do not put the camera on Macro mode. It confuses things further.
It took some effort but I am know used to stacked Inon UCL 165ADs on my FIX s90. Am quite happy with the results I have been getting.
Shoot at 1/500 and F8 to maximize DOF and freeze movement. At that level of magnification, slightest movement will be magnified as well.
I still use auto focus which I still find manageable. It takes a while to get used to the zone or distance in which the camera will focus when the macro lens is on. Also, do not put the camera on Macro mode. It confuses things further.
It took some effort but I am know used to stacked Inon UCL 165ADs on my FIX s90. Am quite happy with the results I have been getting.
PatW
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Another thing you can do is to zoom out as much as you can with the lens on. Zoomed out will give you more depth of field and an easier focus.
Your subjects may be a problem. If your subject is smooth and your background and foreground are grainy, the autofocus will tend to lock either on the fore ground or the background. I have had this problem with jawfish. Smooth bodied critters with pebbles around them.
Your subjects may be a problem. If your subject is smooth and your background and foreground are grainy, the autofocus will tend to lock either on the fore ground or the background. I have had this problem with jawfish. Smooth bodied critters with pebbles around them.
ozziworld
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Dark? - the best thing for that is a focus light. I found a good focus light is the one best thing you can do to help get faster focus.
With the Recsea housing there is already a cold shoe that makes one easy to mount.
With the Recsea housing there is already a cold shoe that makes one easy to mount.
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